Literary terms - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 166:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'The woman whose breasts I sucked is gone to the worms'.
Oculi, 'Orphan'
These lines illustrate the use of

A. Sadism
B. Sophism
C. Satire
D. Euphemism

Question 167:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
'One man with a head
shaven clean as a potato
whispered to the rising sun,
a red eye wiped by a tattered
handkerchief of clouds.'
Mtshali, 'Men in Chains
The figures of speech employed in the lines above are

A. Metaphor and onomatopoeia
B. Simile and metonymy
C. Metaphor and simile
D. Personification and onomatopoeia

Question 168:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles
'Whereat: with blade, with bloody blameful blade.
He bravely broached his boiling bloody best'.
The dominant figure of speech in the lines above is

A. Simile
B. Alliteration
C. Assonance
D. Repetition

Question 169:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The device used by writers to give truths by indirection is called

A. Irony
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Satire

Question 170:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metaphor in which objects, persons and events in a story are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself is

A. Fable
B. Personification
C. Allegory
D. Symbolism